Admitted: 1975, North Carolina, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Law School: Wake Forest University, J.D.
Member: Sampson County (President, 1984), Fourth Judicial District (Vice President, 1985; President, 1986), North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar (Member, Criminal Justice Section; Counsel Member, 1981-1984, 1999-2002; Member, Criminal Law Specialization Committee, 1991-1999; Chairman, 1995-1999); North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, 1987-1997, 2006-2009; Legislative Chair, Criminal Law Section; Vice-President of Legislation, 1989-1991); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Biography: Phi Delta Phi. Fellow: Fellow-American College of Trial Lawyers. Listed: Best Lawyers in America, 1993; Legal Elite, NC Business Magazine, 2007; Top North Carolina Super Lawyer, Charlotte City Magazine, 2006. Top 100 Attorneys in North Carolina, Charlotte City Magazine, 2011; Lecturer: Manuscripts on Criminal Law and Trial of Criminal Cases, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; Wake Forest School of Law; University of North Carolina School of Law; North Carolina Bar Association; Eastern District Federal Defenders Conference; North Carolina Public Defenders Conference; North Carolina District Attorneys Conference. Assistant District Attorney, Fourth Judicial District, 1975-1978. Assistant United States Attorney, Criminal Division, Eastern District of North Carolina, 1978-1979. City Attorney, Town of Newton Grove, 1980-1988. Member: North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission, 1985-1989; North Carolina Courts Commission, 1993-2001.
Born: Clinton, North Carolina, October 7, 1950